compétition

Renault Koleos drives The Ultimate Braai Master 2013

16 May, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Renault South Africa returns as official vehicle sponsor to the Ultimate Braai Master, “sponsored by Pick n Pay, in this extreme culinary outdoor adventure” challenge for the second consecutive year. 60 days, 13 remote locations: 15 Braai Teams will clock up 8 000km behind the wheel of the Renault Koleos SUV with the winner driving away in a new Renault Koleos valued at R340 000! Renault South Africa is proud to be part of the Ultimate Braai Master action for the second consecutive year. Following the announcement of South Africa’s top 15 Braai Teams by Justin Bonello, gourmet bush cook and veteran TV presenter some weeks ago, filming of the 2013 Ultimate Braai Master reality TV competition is now underway. At the

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Interesting People

And the winner of the Byte Orbit competition is…

15 November, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Byte Orbit, leaders in software development recently gathered sixteen impressive software based tech start-up finalists under one roof to announce the winner of their competition, Startup Knight. The competition called on software based tech start-ups that were getting ready to start a viable business “We would like to extend a challenge to other established technology based companies to identify and incubate innovative entrepreneurs in South Africa” explained Amit Ramdath, CEO of Byte Orbit. And the Winner is… Easy2Map …can we have a round of applause and standing ovation! “We found it hard to find fellow local entrepreneurs through online channels, so we wanted to create an online map directory of all

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Competitions

Are you a software based tech startup that has what it takes?

10 October, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Startup Knight is a competition for software based tech startups that are getting ready to start a viable business. Byte Orbit, the company behind Startup Knight, will be hosting this exciting event. A series of established organisations such as Microsoft, Nokia, Bandwidth Barn and 8ta have come on board with significant sponsorship for the winning startup. Microsoft will be providing software packages for the winning startup to run their business for 3 years as well as $60 000 worth of Azure Services. Bandwidth Barn will be providing office space for the duration of 6 months and Nokia has come on board as a product sponsor. In addition 8ta will be providing a 3G data modem loaded with their 60Gig + 60Gig offering. The grand

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Charity

The Big Issue’s Amazing Competition: R 43 000.00’s worth of Travel through Europe up for grabs!

21 June, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

The Big Issue is iconic - plain and simple. It’s a great magazine with varied content, and an agent for change and self-empowerment for so many less fortunate brothers and sisters. Now The Big Issue, together with the super folks of Busabout are giving you the chance to win grande-BEEEG, all while doing something good at the same time! Heard of Pamplona, that crazy place in Spain, where in a 400 year-old tradition, maniacs are chased through the middle of a cobbled street by a mob of angry bulls? 4 days, TICK! What about Ibiza… the party and club capital of the world, aka gorgeous island? YES, 7 days, TICK! Throw in a six-leg hop-on, hop-off flexi-leg bus tour, where you can make up your own trans-European

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Wine & Wineries

SA has best developed Wine Tourism!

29 May, 2012 by wotzupcapetown 1 Comment

“Wine tourism is better developed in South Africa than any country we know,” writes The International Wine Review in its latest report on South African wine, part of which it devoted to its wine tourism. The editor, Don Winkler, and publisher, Mike Potashnik, both from the US, visited the Winelands in December last year to evaluate the country’s top premium and ultra-premium wines and at the same time evaluated its wine tourism. The web-based International Wine Review is widely rated as one of the world’s most influential opinion formers on wine. Winkler and Potashnik write that “while the country is located far from most foreign wine lovers, it offers huge rewards to those who visit its

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Wine & Wineries

Do you have what it takes to win the 2012 Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award?

18 May, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Entries for the First Round of The Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award 2012 are now open. (entries close May 31st, 2012). Similar to lat years event, the winner of the 2012 Competition will be announced at The Swartland Revolution in November 2012 and will win a trip to France including a trip to the prestigious House of Champagne Bollinger. This annual Competition, which is aimed at enhancing and recognising the calibre of local sommeliers and wine service staff, was launched in 201. As Neil Grant, Chairperson of the South African Sommelier Association (SASA) and one of the judges of the 2011 Competition, says: “Wine service has a poor history in South Africa and only with incentives such as

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Festivals

Check out the Campus Invasion Tour- powered by Vodacom

8 February, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

1. Don’t Hate Me Cause You Ain’t Me! Vodacom is looking for one person and three friends to win the star treatment at the Campus Invasion Tour powered by Vodacom Unlimited in Cape Town at the Grand Parade, 11 Adderley Street on the 10th February. What's Up for grabs you may ask? Well, The winner and three friends will receive free tickets to the event. The winner and his/her three friends will each receive R250 for refreshments. More deets about the event: Event: VODACOM CAMPUS INVASION in Cape Town! Date: 10 February 2012 Venue: Grand Parade, 11 Adderley Street, Cape Town Time: Gates open at 18:00 PM till late! Line-up: Niskerone, SPHEctacula, AKA, Leo Large, Oskido and

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Interesting People

Make Cape Town Proud by voting Liam Kelly as South Africa’s STA Travel World Explorer.

1 September, 2011 by wotzupcapetown 1 Comment

Liam Kelly – a CapeTonian with a mission – is set to go places –Literally! Having recently entered into the STA Travel World Explorer Competition, Liam is down to the wire having just been selected as one of the top 5 of over 4000 applicants countrywide. What’sUp has the utmost faith that our readers are going to ensure that winning this one is pretty much “in the bag” (which is already packed!). So What’sUp for grabs you may ask? Well if you think of 6 continents; 25 countries; 12 months and R 200k (yes two hundred thousand bucks) worth of travel experiences – that’s what we are talking about! So, let’s make it happen for our very own Liam, and get him on

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Fashion

The J&B MET

27 January, 2010 by HallieHaller Leave a Comment

Attracting an attendance of over 50 000 people, this race has become one of the gold-starred, red-circled, ear-marked events of Cape Town's social calendar - and this year the theme, Full Colour, encourages a full voltage experience. The highly fashionable, enjoying gourmet food, artful cocktails and top shelf spirits, will be there, this Saturday, bets in hand. The J&B MET holds back on nothing - marquee dining, top of class DJs and, always memorable after-parties and the penguin-suit/city-Cinderella glamour of the fashion show. In the fashion sphere, the annual award for best-dressed couple and best marquee will be given, with competitors taking part by invitation only. Still, the main attraction are those short,

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Accommodation

17 on Loader Guest House in de Waterkant launches it’s Official 2010 logo.

16 November, 2009 by wotzupcapetown 1 Comment

In the spirit of true sportsmanship, 17 on Loader Guest House has decided to take this 2010 Soccer World Cup thingy seriously - and by doing so, has decided to create it's very own Official 2010 logo. Now we are challenging all our fellow accommodation establishment colleagues, be they Hotels, Guest Houses, Self Catering units or whatever other type you can think of - in de Waterkant or anywhere else in Cape Town - to come up with their very own logo as well. Let's have a showdown, and a contest to see who will win! Talking of winning.... Here's a few nights of accommodation at 17 on Loader Guest House up for grabs: Come up with THE BEST wording for our official 2010 T-shirt - and you could be in one of our beds in

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